How many colleges have their women's teams participate in a midnight madness
practice? Maryland is one of them, according to the Washington Times:
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The drama even extended to the Terps women's team, ranked No. 10 in some polls.
Coach Brenda Frese regularly invites recruits to attend, hoping the event seals
the deal. The women's team scrimmaged between two men's sessions.
"It gives us an adrenaline boost, [but] Midnight Madness brings more
attention to men," said Frese, who's hoping for her own sellout against Duke on
Feb. 13. "Women are more into the emotional aspects, team bonding, the
relationship with the staff when choosing a team."
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Does it help promote the program and boost recruiting for women, as it does for
men?
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"There is no such thing as accident. It is Fate -- misnamed."
--title card, Erich Von Stroheim's "The Wedding March," 1928
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